How to Teach Dictionary Skills to Elementary Students with One Project

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As teachers, we all have skills that we need to teach, but never have time for. Teaching dictionary skills is one of them. Today, I’m sharing how to teach dictionary skills to elementary students with one project. Using project-based learning, students will not only learn how to reference a dictionary but the history of how … Read more

Why Project Based Learning is Taking Over! Get This Epic Freebie Now!

Project-Based Learning is taking over! Yup, you heard it here first. Schools all over the world are trying this new teaching method that mixes inquiry, exploration and projects into one sweet bundle. I’m sharing why project-based learning is important and why it works. As a thank-you for checking out my blog, you’re getting this epic … Read more

Not Enough Time to Teach Curriculum? Try this Teaching Method!

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As teachers, we often have the deck stacked against us, or at least feel like we do. Probably the greatest challenge, in my personal opinion is there’s not enough time to teach curriculum and the insane amount of skills that come with the curriculum. Today, I want to share my story of experiencing this. I … Read more

Quebec Teachers! Use These 3 Steps to Create Your Quebec Curriculum Map!

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If you’re reading this, you are probably a Quebec teacher. This probably means that you feel overwhelmed and confused by the Quebec curriculum. I too am a Quebec teacher. I have been teaching elementary ELA since 2014. Today I am going to share my tips for creating a Quebec curriculum map.  Download my free QEP … Read more

It’s Planning Time! 5 Steps to Get Sh*T Done During Your Teacher Planning Time

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It’s the first week of school, and you have just received your teaching schedule for the year. Either, you have tons of small breaks thrown into your week or one or two big chunks of time. You have promised yourself that this is the year you are going to maximize your planning time to get … Read more

The Progression of Learning Elementary-3 Thoughts from a Quebec Teacher

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If you are a teacher in Quebec, chances are you are very familiar with the progression of learning elementary document. I recently did a poll on Instagram stories and found that 100% of the Quebec teachers polled will use the progression of learning document over the QEP program document.  Since this is such a popular … Read more